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xenophon  ·  3825 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Started a blog about flags

That's really cool. I once tried my hand at designing a new American flag and ended up making what was essentially a Puerto Rican flag by accident. I suppose vexillology is not my forté.





mk  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  

JakobVirgil didn't we try that?

JakobVirgil  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We made some cool 51 star flags.

Have you noticed that capt America is really capt Puerto Rico?

mk  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  
NewlyLostAgain  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Vexillologically speaking, even though it is one of the most recognized flags in the world, the US flag breaks a lot of flag design rules. The canton (upper blue part with the stars) is really cluttered, and if the flag werent so iconic, and emerged today as a new flag, most people would bash it for a bad design.

xenophon  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  

yeah, even though I love the US color scheme, I actually prefer the symmetry and broad fields of the Puerto Rican flag. What would you say is the most aesthetically perfect national flag?

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3824 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://imgur.com/z7MGq0t

The Faroe Islands flag is my favorite. The white field and vibrant Nordic cross is beautiful, strong, and elegant